This chapter is from the book

This chapter is from the book

Before I began using Photoshop Elements, I had limited experience creating
panoramas. This was because making them without using a program specifically
designed to create them was a major effort. After I began using Photoshop
Elements' Photomerge feature, I was hooked. One of the challenges for me in
writing this chapter is to remember that not everyone makes panoramas or photo
montages. So, I promise not to get too carried awaymaybe. But, after you
read this chapter, you might get inspired!

Photomerge in Elements 2.0

Adobe made several improvements to Photomerge in Photoshop Elements 2.0. The
most important improvement is the way that Photomerge handles memory. In the
previous version, panoramas were generally limited to 2MB; if the image you
were creating got much larger than that, the dreaded warning dialog box shown
in Figure 11.1 appeared. Be aware that
you can still run out of system resources and still be unable to complete the
panorama, but for that to occur, you need to be using immensely large images.
Other than that, about the only other changes are that Photomerge has been somewhat
streamlined. If you used the original version, you had several options from
which you had to select at the start. Thankfully, those options have been removed.

Figure 11.1 Even with the improved
memory management in Photomerge's newest version, you can still run out
of memory.